The next generation Honda Civic hatchback has returned in a fresh set of spy images from Europe.

It's actually the same prototype from last week wearing a modified
Acura ILX body but with a shorter rear overhang and the taillights of the
current Civic hatchback. We checked the license plate and managed to find out
the vehicle was registered in United Kingdom on February 1 as a Honda with a
1.5-liter gasoline engine.

The motor in question is most likely the iVTEC Turbo
announced last month in New York when Honda took the wraps off the Civic
Coupe concept. The direct-injection four-cylinder engine will work with a
short-shifting six-speed manual gearbox as well as with a new continuously variable
transmission (CVT).

Set to be a global model, the next generation Honda Civic
will also be available as a sedan and a coupe while details about a wagon version
are not available at this point. A range-topping Type R version has already
confirmed and will be sold in United States where an Si variant is also going to be available.

The hatchback is going to be manufactured in United Kingdom
while the US-spec versions will be assembled in United States.

Honda has previously announced the US-spec tenth generation Civic
will go on sale this fall.